Pacific
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Suva Hosts Regional Police Communications Workshop to Sharpen Digital Outreach Across the Pacific
Police communications officers from across the Pacific converge in Suva for a three-day regional workshop aimed at mastering digital media, countering misinformation, and sharpening public messaging. A move toward stronger, coordinated regional action on shared security challenges.
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Fiji mourns former president Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, champion of rights-based HIV response in the Pacific
Longtime Pacific HIV advocate and former Fiji leader Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is remembered for turning talk into action—bridging governance and community to advance dignity and rights for people living with HIV. His decades-long work touched laws, policy, and everyday lives, leaving a lasting blueprint for an inclusive, people-centered response across the region.
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UNAIDS honors Ratu Epeli Nailatikau as a catalyst for the Pacific’s community-led HIV response
A Pacific leader is being remembered for turning dignity, inclusion, and the fight against HIV into a force for change across the region. His push for community-led action and rights-based approaches helped reshape policy and attitudes, leaving a lasting blueprint for ending AIDS in the Pacific.
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Fiji hosts week-long training to harmonize sea turtle monitoring across Pacific nations
A week-long sea turtle monitoring training in Fiji aims to standardize how Pacific nations track the region’s ancient mariners. By harmonizing field methods and data collection, the effort seeks to turn local knowledge into robust, comparable data for regional conservation planning.
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Fiji’s RFNS Timo Joins Kakadu 2026 Guardian-Class Drills to Boost Pacific Maritime Ties
Fiji’s Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Timo makes a splash in Exercise Kakadu 2026, joining a multinational flotilla for high-profile regional drills. The mission underscores Fiji’s growing maritime reach and deeper security partnerships across the Pacific.
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Fiji Launches Pacific Defence Faith Network to Build Moral Leadership Across the Region
Spiritual leadership steps onto the regional defence stage as Pacific nations explore a faith-infused approach to leadership and resilience. A new forum at Black Rock Camp brings together defence personnel and faith leaders to consider how values, mentorship and moral grounding can strengthen regional cooperation—and the people who serve it.
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Tower Insurance Holds Pacific Leadership Summit in Suva to Accelerate Regional Growth
Pacific leaders gather for a week-long summit to sharpen strategy, expand offerings, and invest in regional talent. A blend of development, collaboration, and culture signals bold plans for resilience and growth across Pacific markets.
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Fiji Hosts First ACI-ICAO Annex 14 Regional Workshop to Strengthen Aerodrome Safety Across the Pacific
Fiji hosts a landmark regional training event that could reshape airport safety across the Pacific. With hands-on sessions for dozens of aviation professionals, the program aims to raise standards in aerodrome design, operations, and maintenance—helping island communities keep the skies safer and travel smoother.
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Correcting Coastal Baselines Could Put 77–132 Million More People at Risk From Sea Level Rise
A hidden flaw in how we measure sea level rise could rewrite who and what is considered at risk. Correcting the shoreline baseline might dramatically expand the vulnerable area and the number of people needing protection and assistance as seas rise.
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AI deepfake case in Nausori, Fiji ties teen’s private images to CSAM surge online
An alarming Fiji case shows how AI-generated deepfake footage can turn private images into explicit content that spreads online, harming a teenager and highlighting gaps in protection. With online-child exploitation rising and platforms struggling with cross-border enforcement, experts call for faster reporting pathways, stronger digital-forensics capacity, and coordinated action to curb this new wave of…